Improvement in lamps



M. JINCKS. Lamp Burner.

' No. 70,856. Patented N0v.12 1867.

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MELVIN, JINCKS, OF DANSVILLE, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 70,856, dated November 12, 1867'.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMPS.

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' TO ALL WHOM IT'MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, MELVIN JINGKS, of Dansvillc, county of Livingston, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Impr'ovementsin Lamps, of which I declare the following to be 'a full, true, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, as constituting a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view, and a 4 Figure 2 is a side elevation. 4

The object of this invention ismore especially to consume the lighter oils, such as benzine, gasoline, &e.,' and from them to derive a light in every way superior to that obtained from oils of a greater specific gravity; and the nature of the invention consists in combining a non-conductor of wood with a gas-chamber extending from the top of the tube to the first floor of the shell, substantially for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

The invention further consists in the novel construction and use of an extinguisher, the object of the said device being both to extinguish the light and to shut oil the escape of the gas.

To enable others skilled in the art to 'make and use my lamp, I will now describe its construction and operation.

, A represents the shell of the burner, which is provided with the perforations e e in the usual manner. C is the wick-tube, surrounded by a second tube, i. A sufficient space or chamber is left between these tubes to admit of a free escape of the gas which forms or is generated inside of the lamp. E represents the extinguisher,

which consists of a flat piece of metal, its top turned at right angles, as seen in fig. 2, and the lower end soldered to the side of the gas-tube This extinguisher is provided with the notched arm at, which extends through a slot in shell A, shown in red lines, fig. 2. Thus, to operate the extinguisher, it is only necessary to push it until its cap-piece covers the wick and gas-tubes, when the notch in the side of the arm cl will catch on the side of the slot in shell A and retain it in position. 13 represents a circular piece of wood secured between the lower and upper portions of the shell, or, more properly speaking, just below the first floor of the shell. I would here observe that the gas-tube 2' extends only to this floor. Thus it will be seen that when the shell is screwed-upon the lamp there will be no exit for the gas except at the mouth of the wick-tube c'r atthe bottom of the flame. D represents the spring-catch for holding the chimney.

I am aware that the idea of employing a gas-tube in lamps is not new; but it will be observed that my manner of employing them is essentially diflerent from those hitherto used. I confine the gas until it escapes at the top of the wick-tube or bottom of the flame, thus consuming all the gas which is generated.

I am aware also that the employment of anon-conductor, for the purpose of preventing the heat from being communicated to the body of the lamp, is not new; but combining this feature with a gas-tube is, to the best of my belief, entirely novel. p

What I claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The employment of a gas-tube which shall'extend from the month of the wick-tube to the first floor of the I shell, for the purpose of retaining and consuming the gas generated in the lamp, whenarranged in combination with non-conductor B, shell A, and extinguisher E, as herein set forth and described. I

MELVIN JINOKS.

Witnesses: T. H. ALEXANDER,

F. A. LE HMAN. a 

